Camouflage net



Feb. 15, 1944. A. F. SCHULER 2,341,951

CAMOUFLAGE NET Filed March 11, 1943 4 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 15, 1944. sc u2,341,951

CAMOUFLAGE NET Filed March 11, 1943 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 15, 1944. sc u2,341,951

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CAMOUFLAGE NET Adam F. Schuier, Gouverneur, N; Y., assignor to ChesterLace Mills, Chester, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania ApplicationMarch 11, 1943, Serial No. 478,848

11 Claims. (Cl. 874) This invention relates to netting, and moreespecially to nets of the heavier types, such as those used as seines oras the foundation for military camouflage, stage scenery, etc.

One object of the present invention is toprovide a net which can be madeon wide vertical lace looms of the Nottingham or Levers types,- whichare normally employed in the manufacture of lace curtains or other lacestrips, panels, etc.

Lace making machines of the above noted types are normally adapted toproduce a plurality of strips, in a single vertical plane,simultaneously. However, these machines are capable of producing asingle strip having a width equal to the sum of the widths of the totalnumber of strips produced at any one time, with a maximum of threehundred and sixty inches.

Another object of the invention is to construct the net in such a mannerthat the strains on the knots of the net, attending the lateralspreading of the net in use, are borne by the heavier warp and spoolthreads of which the diverging strands of the'net are composed, rather.

Fig. '2 is an enlarged pictorial view of one of the knots of Fig; 1 withfragments of the diverging net strands radiating therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a fragment of the net illustrating thewarp and spool thread arrangement for producing the strands and knots ofthe net;

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view on a still larger scale of two of the netstrands and a knot, therebetween;

Fig. 5 is an edge View of the strand and knot structure shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic cross-section through one of the strands at oneof the knots, the sec tion being taken on the line 6-6, Fig. 4; and.

Figs. '7, 8 and 9 are views similar to Figs. 4, 5 and 6 respectively, ofa modified form of shuttlethread binding of the component threads of thenet strands at and adjacent one of the knots.

In general appearance, as shown in Fig. 1-, the net of the presentinvention closely resembles the usual or ordinary cord netting, whereinhanging vertically and divided into a plurality of series respectivelydisposed in immediately adjace'n't parallel Vertical planes. The cordsor threads of the several series are alternately shogged laterally,right and left, While binding threads are passed to and fro between thelatera-11y shogge'd main threads to tie groups of the main threadstogether, to form the strands of the net, and to tie adjacent strandstogether at staggered vertically spaced intervals to form the knots ofthe net.

For the purpose of illustration, in the present instance the strandsgenerally, of which the net is composed, are designated as S, in Fig. 1,and

the knots, or connections of the strands, are

designated as K, while the meshes of the net are indicated at M.

For the purpose of-description, the strands S or interstices across thewidth of the net.

Each strand S is composed ofa plurality or group of threads or cords,and, in the present instance, these components are divided into threesub-series or sub-groups s s and s respectively, with one or morethreads or cords constituting each sub-series. see Figs. 4, 5 and 6particularly.

As shown in Fig. 4, for example, the sub-group s occupies the frontposition, the sub-group s occupies the back or rear position, and thesub group s occupies an intermediate or center posi- I tion in thestrand. v

As shown in Fig. 4, the component threads or cords 8 and 8 of the frontsub-seriess and the component threads or cords s and s of the backsub-series s are concurrently undulated, while the component threads orcords of the intermediate sub-series s are oppositely undulated andcross sub-series s and s at points It, Hispaced vertically along thelengths of the strandsS, leaving open spaces 1 l, H: in the compositestrands S, betweenthe oppositely outward ly bending short loops I 2, [2of the components of, each sub-series s s and I3, I3 of the componentsof each sub-series s As shown in Figs. 4 and '5, the componentS's -"Iare divided into two series S and S alternating of the front sub-seriess and the components 8 of the rear series s are bound tightly togetherin side-by-side relationship, within the spaces H, II, by shuttle orbinding threads B B while the components of the front subseries s andthe components s of the rear sub-series s are similarly bound tightlytogether in laterally abutting relationship within th spaces lI,'ll-,by-binding'threads B B The tight lateral binding of the outside threadsor cords s s s s pinches or snubs said outside threads or cords aroundthe center or intermediate cords or threads s and prevents the loops [3,13 of the cords or threads s from being pulled between the loops l2, [2of the aforesaid outside threads or cords, thus the component threads orcords of each composite strand S are bound together and collectivelygive great tensile strength to each strand.

In order to form the knots K, the threads or cords of the centersub-series s of each strand S are provided with extra long loops orbights I3a, at spaced intervals therealong, which extend from one strandinto and through an immediately adjacent strand to be bound in suchadjacent strand in the same manner as the short loops l3 thereof.

As shown in Fig. 4, the long loops l3a of one strand S extend into andthrough the next adjacent strand S and the long loops 13a of the strandS extend into and through the first said strand S at corresponding spotsalong the two strands S and 8*.

Within the spaces Ha, Ha formed by the long loops 13a, 13a of thestrands S and S the number of wraps of the binding threads B and B whichnormally secure the corresponding components of the front and backsub-series together in the spaces I l, l l, are increased to affordadded resistance to any possible separation of the front and backsub-series 5 s which would permit passage therebetween of the middleseries 5 under strains attending the lateral spreading of the net as awhole in use.

Thus, from the above it will be clear that the binding threads B 33 arerelieved of direct strains attending lateral spreading of the net,

and these strains are transferred to the main threads or cords whichconstitute the components of the strands S by reason of the outsidecomponents of one strand being snubbed tightly, by the binding threads Band B around the center components of the strands above and below thecrossings of the intermediate components and the front and backcomponents.

In that form of the invention shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, the bindingthreads 12' embrace all of the components 8 s s and 8 of the faceseriess and back seriess in each of the speces H and Ila, in efiectingthe snubbing of these components tightly around the components .Of theintermediate series 8 otherwise the construction is substantially thesame as described in regard to the showings in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive.

As shown in Fig. 3, the positions of the knots K are staggered inalternate spaces between hanging strand structures S, S, to produce therectangular meshes M, M of the net, and it will be observed, in thisregard, that the intermediate series of each strand S shogs laterallyfrom its parent strand to the right, to form a knot with a strand lyingto the right of such parent strand, then to the left to form a knot withthe strand lying to the left of such parent strand,

then to the right again, and so on alternately throughout the length ofthe net.

Obviously, the components s and s may be replaced by a single strand. Ina like manner, a single strand may be used in place of the components sand .9 as shown in Fig. 3, for example, for the purpose of simplicity ofillustration, without departing from the spirit of the invention; Insuch instances, the binding arrangement of Figs. 7, 8 and 9 would beemployed. Similarly, single binding threads may be employed in place ofthe twin bindings B B and B It will be understood that the threadsnormally referred to in the lace making art as Warp threads may be usedeither as the face and back series or as the intermediate series, andthat the spool threads may also be used in either place as desired.

The knots K may be made relatively open or closed, as desired, bycontrolling the tension on the warp threads, or spool threads, or bothduring the manufacture of the net.

I claim:

1. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands, aseries of loops projecting laterally from predetermined strands andrespectively passing between laterally separated parts of immediatelyadjacent strands at spaced intervals along the lengths of the strands,and binding threads securing said laterally separated parts of saidadjacent strands together within the bights of said loops.

2. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands, aseries of loops projecting laterally from each strand and passingbetween laterally separated parts of immediately adjacent strands atspaced intervals along the lengths of the strands, and binding threadssecuring said laterally separated parts of said adjacent strandstogether Withinthe bights of said loops.

3. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands, aseries of loops projecting laterally from the opposite sides of eachstrand and passing between laterally separated parts of immediatelyadjacent strands at spaced intervals along the lengths of the strands,and binding threads securing said laterally separated parts of saidadjacent strands together within the bights of said loops. 1

4. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands, aseries of loops projecting laterally from the opposite sides alternatelyof each strand and passing between laterally separated parts ofimmediately adjacent strands at spaced intervals along the lengths ofthe strands, and binding threads securing said laterally separated partsof said adjacent strands together within the bights of said loops.

5. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands, aseries of loops projecting laterally from the opposite sides alternatelyof each strand and passing between laterally separated parts ofimmediately adjacent strands at spaced intervals along the lengths ofthe strands, with oppositely projecting loops of immediately adjacentstrands effecting said passings at corresponding points along suchstrands, and binding threads securing said laterally separated parts ofsaid adjacent strands together within the bights of said loops.

6. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands eachformed of a plurality of longitudinal components and arranged with oneof the components of each of a number of predetermined strands formedinto laterally extending loops and penetrating immediately adjacentstrands between a pair of the longitudinal components thereof at spacedintervals along the lengths of the strands, and binding threads se--curing said pairs of components together within the bights of thepenetrating loops respectively.

'7. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands eachformed of a plurality of longitudinal components and arranged with oneof the components of each strand extending laterally therefrom in theform of a loop at spaced intervals along the length of the strand andpenetrating an immediately adjacent strand between a pair of thelongitudinal components thereof, and binding threads securing said pairof strands together within the bights of the penetrating loopsrespectively.

8. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands eachformed of a plurality of longitudinal components and arranged with oneof the components of each strand extending laterally therefrom atopposite sides alternately thereof in the form of a loop at spacedintervals along the length of the strand and penetrating an immediatelyadjacent strand between a pair of the longitudinal components thereof,and binding threads securing said pair of strands together within thebights of the penetrating loops respectively.

9. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands eachformed of a plurality of longitudinal components and arranged with oneof the components of each strand extending laterally therefrom in theform of a loop with the loops stag ered and projecting from oppositesides of the strand alternately at spaced intervals along the length ofthe strand and penetrating an immediately adjacent strand between a pairof the longitudinal components thereof, and binding threads securingsaid pair of strands together within the bights of the penetrating loopsrespectively.

10. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands eachformed of a plurality of undulated longitudinal components, with theundulations of at least a pair of components in each strand bendingoppositely to the undulations of at least another of the components ofthe strand, predetermined undulations of each strand being elongatedlaterally in the form of loops penetrating between pairs of componentsof immediately adjacent strands, and binding threads wrapped around saidpairs of components Within the bights of the undulations and elongatedloops thereof to bind said pairs together tightl within said bightsthroughout the length of each strand.

11. A net comprising a multiplicity of laterally adjacent strands eachformed of a plurality of undulated longitudinal components, with theundulations of at least a pair of components in each strand bendingoppositely to the undulations of at least another of the components ofthe strand. predetermined undulations of each strand being elongatedlaterally in the form of loops penetrating between pairs of componentsof immediately adjacent strands, and binding threads wrapped around saidpairs of components within the bights of the undulations and elongatedloops thereof to bind said pairs together tightly Within said bightsthroughout the length of ach strand, the wrappings of said bindingthreads being of greater numbers within the bights of said loops thanthose within the bights of the other undulations.

ADAM F. SCHULER.

